as in arriving
to get to a destination
we had trouble getting through because of the heavy snowfall
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Recent Examples of getting through
Who is getting through — and how Identifying vessel ownership is complicated by the multiple layers through which ships are registered, such as flag state, registered owner, with crew members' nationality and final destinations adding more opacity.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
Qatar, host of the US’s Al Udeid Air Base, is effectively a belligerent of Iran, meaning that until hostilities cease, that helium isn’t getting through.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 1 Apr. 2026
Other vessels also have been getting through.
—Sheikh Saaliq, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
For example, at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Monday morning, wait times for getting through TSA security ranged from three to 45 minutes, according to the IAH website.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
Prepare Soil and Fill Containers Use an organic, soilless seed starting mix when starting seeds indoors (garden soil is too dense, and the roots may have a hard time getting through).
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 11 Mar. 2026
His friend Amir was staying with him, due to the potential danger getting through the streets back to his mother's home.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
But getting through life is a bit hard [for her].
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2026
But there’s something stopping me from getting through There had been a lot of drugs, free, or almost free.
—Mary Gaitskill, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
Qatar, host of the US’s Al Udeid Air Base, is effectively a belligerent of Iran, meaning that until hostilities cease, that helium isn’t getting through.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 1 Apr. 2026
Other vessels also have been getting through.
—Sheikh Saaliq, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
For example, at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Monday morning, wait times for getting through TSA security ranged from three to 45 minutes, according to the IAH website.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
Prepare Soil and Fill Containers Use an organic, soilless seed starting mix when starting seeds indoors (garden soil is too dense, and the roots may have a hard time getting through).
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 11 Mar. 2026
His friend Amir was staying with him, due to the potential danger getting through the streets back to his mother's home.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
But getting through life is a bit hard [for her].
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2026
But there’s something stopping me from getting through There had been a lot of drugs, free, or almost free.
—Mary Gaitskill, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting through
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Security camera video from the family's home shows a deputy, whom the family attorney identified as Jose Guzman, arriving at the Apple Valley home.—
Zach Boetto,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Due to long wait times, people began arriving at airports extremely early to try to make their flights on time, sometimes waiting in lines for multiple hours.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Illini had trouble getting in an extended flow and at times looked deflated.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Practical challenges like cost, transportation, scheduling, childcare or work are getting in the way of care.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Those are fighting words, and, in the coming days, the Pope can counter them as much through symbolic acts as through words of peace.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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Harrison, who declined to discuss his friend’s personal life, had a T-shirt made for Friday night’s vigil in Metayer’s honor at Coral Springs City Hall, one of several planned around South Florida in the coming days.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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The three buildings are at the heart of Miyagawa-cho, where geiko and maiko can be observed entering their ochaya teahouses for the night or turning up for morning performing arts training at the Kaburenjo.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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During their reporting, the two came across reports of dozens of corpses turning up in the area around the time of Aujay’s disappearance.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
21 Mar. 2026
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Alyson Stoner, a former child actor who starred in movies like Cheaper by the Dozen, discussed her experience with child fame, including her face being superimposed on pornography and stalkers showing up during one of her dance lessons.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
29 Mar. 2026
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All of our kids, every single one of them, protecting them, loving them, showing up for them.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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